The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1887-11-26
A n0CTOR'S ADVICE.
A LADY PHYSICIAN ON THE SUB.
JECT OF INDIGESTION.

~ IAO1 T0tOiCiAN ON t0e SO6r
JECT OF INDIGESTION.
A Most Dcplorablc Ailment Among Chill.
lrcn-Somc of the Lcutling Symptoms.
Diseases Which Follow-A Long List OF
Removable Causes.
Indigestion is the most deplornblc almcn,
among children. 1t usually begins and Leads
tocNcrv other illness no; traumatic that over
takes the little patient. And because the
Word indigestion G,mong children and dys-
pepSia among ''grown ups" has become SucL
familiar one i'll the household, it is not re-
gar'icd with sufficient carncStnrSS or fear
when applied to any particular member; con-
selucntly many Il child is sacrificed while
waiting for something moro important 10 de-
Ne!op before scientific advice is sought
The signs of indigestion i'll the nurslins are
paleness and shrilnhcn face, peevishnc,>
moaning, crying or screaming suddenly
nausea, very great lansuor, occasional vonl-
iting on rctchiny, ilatulence, hard abdomen,
eructation twin,l from the stomach, and
sometimes diarrhtra. These signs come soon
after nursing heartily ut tho breast or bottle
Ill children whoarc considered we'll. Whcthc,
one or more or all of these signs are present
ut the same time, none should be ignored il
persistent day or two.
AGGEAvATlNH SYMPTOMS.
In tho larger Child some of these signs may
become more or less permanent and more az
graNatlnS He grows puny and Stunted in
growth, looks old and huggarai, suffers from
cold hands and feet and irregular appetite,
and finally real starvation sets in from TO.
peatcl nausea and vomiting, durlho.a, vio.
lent spells Of collie, fretting and whining to-
ward evening, and eliminating in great rest
!essnc;S aud slccplcssne,s ut ni.ht In many
cases, Ill consequence of Indigestion, whether
transient or permanent, we shall have 4,
treat tho patient for Inflammation of tho
stomach, slmplo or severe liarrli,rn, ,ysen-
terry or cholera ntantln, followed either by
deatil or very slow convalcsccnt stage, dur.
ing Which Ii Is almost impossible to find tho
right KIND OF food or drink, the proper guam.
tlty and quality at each meal, the correct
temperature i'll and out of doors, or the
pro."r clothing for tho night ur day. lndi.
;cation i'll nervous child who usually has
rohvulsions or "liss' with any alment what
soc scr, is very serious, and should be arrested
I without delay.
The causes of indigestion per ST, or MS I,
torcllnner to something moro formlalc, are
numerous but, rs II rule, readily detected.
They arc pretty nearly tho same, whether il
Is simply indigestion or some of the scqucla
mentioned abo"e; unfavorabe hygicnic con
ditions, such MS asdnmpncss from long continued
rains, or standing water under or about tin,
house, long continued spells of cxcessiv,
heat, bad ventilation CLOSED windows am
doors at night, through fear of night air .,
burslalsl, bad drainage, sewer gas, bad o,lols
filthy or crowded premises, cess pools, filth,
streets or alleys, neglected stables and yards
l!Ec':"r wet nurse, artificial food, sour n,lr,
Lag bottle; unripc, wiltcl OF ,lccaying verc
tables or fruit eaten by nurse or child, o
other unwEolesomc dish of mother or child
sudden wcnnng, impure drinking water bat
cows milk and worse dairy milk, cllanrin,
vet nurse or artificial food; alcoholic bcvcr
aces, OF whatever sort, INDUCED in by mother
on wet nurse; cold and tccthins.
DANGEROUS OR FATAL.
Any ono or more OF the causes cited NAV
WITHIN Il short time, develop u first class cas-,
Of indigestion, which, if not removed unt
convalcscenco speedily brought about, may
result quickly i'll Il dangerous or fatal case q
some sort of intestinal trouble In addition
1t must he remembered that very many chil
tren are weak and old ut birth, heinz s;lreud,
flr advanced in what is called nervous pros
trntion III the adult. SO that among tho per
sistent causes may he mentioned hercdtnr,
predisposition, which hangs like pail ovel
Otherwise fair surroundings, and Indicate.
the constitutionally short routo to the grave
Sex has soma influence in the list of causes
since the figures of several good authoritie.
represent onc-thir'l more boys stricken dowr
with infantilc indigestion and its Lunefu
seQucln.
/ And, to better understand the matter, We
must recognize an indige gestion of the stomach
which makes the little invalid s,,uirm am
fret Immediately after q meal is taken, n.
well as indigestion of the bowels, which vii
initiate the tantrums Of pain and restlcssncs.
as soon as the food passes ont Of the stomach
and enters the intestincs, some time within
an hour or two after u meal Vomiting us
ally attends tho stomnch indigestion, while
diarrhHa more or less severe attends that OF
tho bowels. When both vomiting and di
arrhcea are present at the same time, the
mucous membrane Of tho stomach and some
portion Of the bowels arc involved, and
nmkes the case much more complicated -
Odelia Blinn. NJ. d., in In.cr-Oceun.